The Department of Human Services and the Department of Health shall submit a report to the Legislative Council by January 10 of each even-numbered year, including without limitation the following:(1) The financial impact and reach that diabetes of all types are having on each agency, localities, and the state, including without limitation:(A) The number of individuals with diabetes that are impacted or covered by the agency;(B) The number of individuals with diabetes and family members who are impacted by prevention and diabetes control programs implemented by the agency;(C) The financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications places on the program; and(D) The financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications places on the program in comparison to other chronic diseases and conditions;(2) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities that: (A) Aims at controlling diabetes and preventing the disease; and(B) Documents the amount and source for funding directed to the agency or entity from the General Assembly for programs and activities aimed at reaching individuals with diabetes;(3) A description of the level of coordination existing among the ng directed to the agency or entity from the General Assembly for programs and activities aimed at reaching individuals with diabetes;(3) A description of the level of coordination existing among the agencies and other entities of activities, programs, and messages on managing, treating, or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications;(4)(A) The development or revision of detailed action plans for battling diabetes with a range of actionable items for consideration by the General Assembly.(B) The plans shall identify: (i) Proposed actions to reduce the impact of diabetes, prediabetes, and related complications caused by diabetes;(ii) Expected outcomes of the actions proposed; and(iii) Benchmarks for controlling and preventing relevant forms of diabetes; and(5) The development of a detailed budget blueprint:(A) Identifying needs, costs, and resources required to implement the plan identified in subdivision (4) of this section; and(B) Including a budget range for all options presented in the plan identified in subdivision (4) of this section for consideration by the General Assembly.Added by Act 2015, No. 167,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
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